Artist's commentary
Ikazuchi: By the way, today’s dinner will be curry, right
Ikazuchi: A lot of Tatsuta-age came piling up last week, I wonder what will be the ingredients today
Inazuma: Hawawa, I’d like it easy today, it’s dreadful eating them all
Hibiki: When we left, we had to go out and go smug on that food supply ship
Ikazuchi: At that kind of time, they should have given it to the aircraft carriers or battleships; those people can eat anything!
All 3: Ahahahaha
Kiso: ( . . . so noisy. Don't tell me, so they actually entrust on kids to defend?)
Kiso: (They are half-done bodies, and these incompleteness are stuck with each other; to allow them to collect materials would probably be safe. These guys would have nowhere to go anyway.)
Kiso: (Though, I, would rather remain in the front-line instead . . . )
[BOOM!!]
Inazuma: Hawawa!
Ikazuchi: W- What is-!
Kiso: Kh, this is... enemy attack! Prepare for the next attack!
Inazuma: E- enemy?! No way, even if here is the safe sea areas...
Kiso: It's supposed to be that way, but we actually got shot . . . That’s . . . an aircraft! They’re coming to bomb us! Take cover!!
[BAM BOOOM!!]
Kiso: Kh, is everyone alright!?
Ikazuchi: Owowow... I only got grazed that's all, with that kind of attack!
Inazuma: Kiso-san, Hibiki is-! Hibiki is-!!
Hibiki: Uuh . . . I’m okay. I haven’t sunk...
Kiso: Kh...
Ikazuchi: Kiso-san, that’s the enemies’ shadows in front! Those are... Wo-class, Ri-class and Chi-class!
Inazuma: An aircraft carrier, a torpedo cruiser and a heavy cruiser!! That’s...! We only have a destroyer and a light cruiser...
Kiso: Hibiki, retreat. Ikazuchi and Inazuma, defend Hibiki even when the enemy returns and shoots. I’ll be going aft.
Hibiki: I can go on. Me too, in this battle, I can-!
Kiso: We are war potentials, we don’t need to beat them up. Hurry and retreat quickly, before we are fully depleted.
Hibiki: Urk . . . roger.
Kiso: Tch, we have been shot! Inazuma, Ikazuchi, don’t return fire! Don’t let Hibiki get shot!
Inazuma: Hawawawa!! P- please do not shoot!! [THUMP, THUMP]
Ikazuchi: These little-!! I- I wonder if our attacks are working! [THUMP, THUMP]
Kiso: Hibiki, go lower, quickly! Inazuma, Ikazuchi, follow Hibiki! [BAM! BAM!]
Kiso: (The enemies are really incompetent; we’re gradually bombarded with nearby bullets/bombs... Should we run away? No, we will try to. Surely.)
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[T/N: please do correct any errors available, apologies in advance for my lack of army language knowledge]